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Comment on Demotix: The citizen-based future of photojournalism? by Turi

Turi — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:59:41 +0000

Dear John,

Most of this article reads like a rehash of the PBS piece, which was only very lightly researched.

We’re a very different proposition to the one you describe! We aim to become the AP of freelancers – only bigger, quicker, deeper, broader, more local and more global, and a lot more democratic. We’re not about single scoops (though they do very well when they happen), we’re about daily sales of images and shortly video to the mainstream media.

Individual photojournalists are having a harder and harder time of it. By bringing photojournalists, and (soon) video-journalists and reporters together, we not only help them make money with one-off sales, but we also pull them into a collective photo wire-feed that is expanding its reach to media outlets throughout the world. There’s strength in numbers – we are far more together than the sum of our parts.

You’ll see a detailed article about Demotix by me in the forthcoming Nieman Report for March, but I’d also be happy – if you’re interested – in talking with you to explain how we work.

I’ll be in NY for the whole of the week of 8th March, if you want to meet.

All best
Turi

Comment on Demotix: The citizen-based future of photojournalism? by Aash Jethra

Aash Jethra — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:11:22 +0000

Wish I knew the details about how Demotix works two weeks earlier when I was tweeting my photos from Port-au-Prince! Great and useful article.

Comment on Google Docs for Journalists: Update by Adam Glenn

Adam Glenn — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:56:29 +0000

I’ve used Google docs for most of my text documents for a couple of years now, and other than the formatting issue that Jeremy mentions, can attest that it’s been very reliable, easy to use and very searchable. I rarely even used Word anymore, unless the document has to have a very specific look, and even then, I just download my Google doc to Word and then manage the formatting. Thanks for all the good tips Jeremy!

Comment on Demotix: The citizen-based future of photojournalism? by parker

parker — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:43:36 +0000

Good article. One point of clarification though – Cell Journalist transitioned the business model to provide tools for local tv stations/newspapers that allow their audience to send in images/videos and is working with 80+ local outlets across the country.

Trying to build a sustainable business from one time events is going to be difficult for Demotix and others. The audience is very happy to share that content with their local media outlets.

This citizen media space is changing quickly, so stay tuned!

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Comment on The digital future of foreign reporting by Peter Bengelsdorf

Peter Bengelsdorf — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:32:48 +0000

Media companies that scale back foreign coverage are short-sighted. They serve an educated public in communities bustling with immigrants from everywhere. Their communities are increasingly affected by international trade.
That would seem to justify the faith of the journalists in this encouraging story, but we must hope that technology now accomplishes what it’s failed to do so far: digitally replicating the consumer-friendly experience of reading a newspaper, and replacing the business formulas that made newspapers so profitable.
The urgency of preserving and creating jobs with good salaries can’t be overstated. There are always exceptions, but in the long term the profession can’t attract the best and brightest if it doesn’t pay.
If you ever have an hour or two to spend with a library microfilm reader, browse through some of the stuff that regional newspapers published in the 1940s and ’50s. It’s shockingly bad, and it took several generations to overcome. (Sorry about the microfilm. Most of those editions haven’t been digitized yet.)

Comment on 11 Multimedia Sites for Journalists by Graffi

Graffi — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:47:36 +0000

You should also mention http://www.ahead.com along with Prezi or Weebly, and Sumopaint.com and Aviary.com along with Picnik. All high quality web aps.

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11 Multimedia Sites for Journalists | Digital News Journalist — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:10:22 +0000

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Comment on Google Docs for Journalists: An Introduction by Greg

Greg — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:55:11 +0000

Nils,

Will Google protect data from a court order. I suspect the answer is absolutely not. They will immediately comply with U.S. law enforcement and U.S. court orders. Any document stored by Google would not protect cofidential source information.